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Lower sales tax receipts could also imply people are spending less due to lockdowns and fear of catching the virus.
by JMTQp8lwXL 6y ago
Lower sales tax receipts could also imply people are spending less due to lockdowns and fear of catching the virus.
- justinzollars 6y agoexcept, if you read the article they are up 25% or more in every surrounding county.
- JMTQp8lwXL 6y agoThe surrounding counties have far different demographics and density profiles. Also, the article never stated if neighboring counties had decreased or increased aggregate tax receipts-- it only talked about online sales tax, which is a subset of all sales taxes collected: > But eight of the counties — everywhere but San Francisco — saw major jumps in online sales taxes, as high as 36% for Contra Costa County.